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We Are NOT IN Despair

Words of Wisdom Articles are mini articles that have been printed in the Oneida, TN, Independent Herald newspaper since September 2019. “Words of Wisdom” is published online weekly and available on: www.ihoneida.com/words-of-wisdom/ . This week's contribution is We Are Not In Despair for September 19, 2023.

 

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Contrast What God Hates With Whom God Accepts

My chart Contrast What God Hates With Whom God Accepts is now available. Look for the word "FEATURED" or the name of the file in Sermon Charts. It is also part of the Catalog of Sin

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Psalm 119:169-172: Commentary Available

My commentary for Psalm 119:169-172 - Tau: I Have Strayed Like a Lost Sheep is available. Look for the word "FEATURED" or the name of the file on the page Devotions from Psalm 119.

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QA: Why do you NOT have statues or icons of Jesus

Continuing the Lent misunderstanding, my QA: Why do you NOT have statues or icons of Jesus or a creche at Christmas? from February 5, 2023, is now available in Questions Answered. Look for the word “FEATURED” or the name of the file on the Questions Answered page.

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Words of Wisdom: January 23 - 27, 2023

My Words of Wisdom Audios are 1-minute radio lessons which are studies from the Bible for our current times. They are broadcast on www.wecoradio.com/ FM 101.3 after the 12 noon news and after the 3pm news. Transcripts are available at Words of Wisdom Radio Transcripts, for lessons 2014 till now. This week’s lessons are:
- 1/23/2023  Trembling at God’s Word   
- 1/24/2023  The Flo…

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Scared? Of What?

Words of Wisdom Articles are mini articles that have been printed in the Oneida, TN, Independent Herald newspaper since September 2019. “Words of Wisdom” is published online weekly and available on: www.ihoneida.com/words-of-wisdom/ . This week's contribution is Scared? Of What? for October 24, 2022. 

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Outline of the Book of Philippians

My REVISED outline for the book of Philippians is now available in Bible Books Outlined.

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Proverbs Commentary Continues

My Proverbs commentary continues with Segment #132: Proverbs 18:6-7 I Dare You; Segment #135: Proverbs 18:17 Who's On, First?; and Segment #138: Proverbs 19:3 - Hey Y'all, Watch 'Is. These and all the other segments are available now for free to download on Studies in the Book of Proverbs.

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Pride: Stumbling Block to Conversion

My sermon slides for Pride: Stumbling Block to Conversion, taken from Proverbs 16:18-20 and preached April 25, 2021, is now available in Sermon Powerpoints.

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QA: Does Everything I Do Glorify God?

My QA: Does Everything I Do Glorify God? is now available in Misunderstood Scriptures. It is also available in Questions Answered.

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Show Us the Father: Slides Available

My sermon slides for Show Us the Father, taken from Luke 10:21-24, are now available in Sermon Powerpoints.

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GOD Is Our Natural Environment

The analogy God Is Our Natural Environment, written anonymously, is now available in Publications from Guest Authors.

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QA: Why Aren't Church of Christ Preachers Humble?

My QA: Why aren't church of Christ preachers humble like denominational pastors are? from October 13, 2019, is now available in Questions Answered.

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Proverbs Commentary Continues: Proverbs 16:16, 17, 19

My Proverbs commentary continues with  Segment #110 - Proverbs 16:16 - Coins or Christ?; Segment #111 - Proverbs 16:17 - There Is Only One Highway to Heaven; and Segment #112 - Proverbs 16:19 - To the Victor Goes the Spoil, which are now FREE and available in Studies in the Book of Proverbs.

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Rick Laing's Some Things Atheists Cannot Prove

Rick Laing's Some Things Atheists Cannot Prove is now available in Publications On Christian Evidences.

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REVISED Outline of Philippians Available

My REVISED outline for the book of Philippians is now available in Bible Books Outlined.

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Bible Talent Is Money: Mini Article Now Available

Jesus taught about a man going on a journey who distributed talents to his servants, “to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability” (Matthew 25:15). But he rebuked the one-talent man by saying: “you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers” (Matthew 25:27). Sad, isn’t it, that people have crowded God out of their worship by …

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Sellers S Crain's The Epistle of Assurance By the Apostle of Love

Sellers S Crain's article, 1 John: The Epistle of Assurance by the Apostle of Love, is now available in Publications from Sellers Crain.

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Words of Wisdom Radio Available: August 30 - September 3, 2021

My Words of Wisdom minute long thought, which are broadcast after the noon news on WECO radio, are now available for August 30 - September 3, 2021. They are available in Words of Wisdom Radio in audio form and in Words of Wisdom Transcripts in PDF transcripts.

- 8/30/2021 - Peace Haters 
- 8/31/2021 - No Christian Crusades 
- 9/1/2021 - Try, Again 
- 9/2/2021 - Where Angels Dare Not Go
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Living Slowly: Mini Article Available

“A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, But by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken” (Proverbs 15:13). A happy face usually shows a happy heart within. “Sorrow of the heart” would usually show a depressed or dejected individual. One person cannot have both at the same time!  “All the days of the afflicted are evil, But he who is of a merry heart has a continual feast” (Prover…

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